Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-26


THE REASON WHY HE DESERTED HIS BRIDE AND
WENT TO LIVE AMONG THE INDIANS.
A st. Louis dispatch to the New York Sun says:
The blank in the history Of the famous Sam
Houston has at last been filled up. 1t Will be re-
membered that after living for some time among
the Cherokee Indians and fighting In the war of
ISL, ne settled In tennessee, began to practice
was elected governor OF Tennessee, and In January
1929, he was married to the belle Of Tennessee,
he suddenly resigned the governOrship, deserted
his wife and home, and disappeared This created
an intense sensation throughout the country, as
Houston was regarded as the most promising man
In the South The cause OF Houston's resignation
Of the goyernorship, bis deserton OF his bride and
his abandonment OF the path OF civilization has
himself 70 his civilized friends stan correspond
ent Of the sc. Louis Republican, sent to Tahlequah
obtained from undoubted authority facts that
clear up this mystery.
When Houston resigned the governorship he rode
River. He fell In with a band OF Usage Indians
near the present site OF Fort Gibson, told them he
desired % 1--we with the tribe, and he was wei
shaved hts head 70 the crown, and daubed his face
with paint He cut himself Oh entirely from civil
hation and lived with the Indians.
For time he was leader and married an In
dian girl, but afterward he became drunkard.
While under the influence OF whisky he told the
story Of bis flight from Tennessee to John Jorley
an Indian companion. Jorley told it TO Woln star,
and from the latter the correspondent got it.
HoustOns wife married him TO please her pa
rents. She had been previously engaged 70 q
young man in Nashville, but under parental In
ffuence, broke on the engagement and accepted
HoustOns oner OF marriage, and, In view OF his
prospects, It was thought she had made brilliant
match. He loved the young woman, and was
made TO believe that She returned his affection
Houston had no knowledge OF the previous en-
gagement and his wife managed to maintain out
ward cheerfuiness for some time. He returned
home one night about IL O'Clock, and his wife was
In bed and she was weeping. The husband was
sOltcttous and the wife fretful. He asked what
caused her tears and she gave no satisfactory an.
swer. He importuned her, and at last abe told
him.
She said she was bad wicked woman; that she
did not love her husband, but loved another man:
that she never could love her husband or forget
the other man, and that her life was miserable
She confessed that for some time before she had
been engaged 70 marry Houston she had MAIN
tanned Illicit relations with the other man. Hous-
ton never said q word, but Immediately went to
bis ONCE, wrote his resignation as governor, sad
died horse and rode into the wilderness. This Is
the mystery OF HoustOn's life as revealed by MIN
self.
Houston kept little store among the Indians,
and always had q barrel OF whisky on tap, he
drank all the time. In this way he lived for a
couple OF years He finally went TO Texas where
his brilliant career as soldier In the Texas war;
as president Of the Texas republic and senator
from the State OF Texas Ia wen known